Try to center the chandelier with the focal point of the room.
Chandelier in living room height.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
The rules for hanging a chandelier include choosing the size style height location and how it operates.
For example a chandelier above a dining room table can hang lower than a chandelier that s in a living room or bedroom.
If the chandelier hangs from a 2 story ceiling don t let it hang lower than the height of the first floor.
Hang chandeliers at least 7 feet above the ground in living rooms and entryways with standard 8 foot ceilings and hang them around 8 feet high with taller ceilings.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
For example 11 feet room height 11 2 5 27 5 the chandelier should be about 27 5 inches for its height.
Hang the chandelier in the center of the room.
There are a few considerations such as the size of the room the ceiling height and where the chandelier is being placed.
The height of the chandelier itself corresponds to about 2 5 to 3 inches for each foot of the ceiling height.
Over the bed in a bedroom lined up with a mantel or.
How to determine how high should the chandelier to be hanged if you are hanging the chandelier on an open floor chandelier s bottom should at least be 7 feet away from the floor.